AGL Regional Pleasanton December 2013

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Site Acquisition: Where Will All the Wireless Go?

• Patti Ringo, Black & Veatch (moderator)

• Henry Huang, AT&T Antenna Services Group

• Nathasha Ernst, Channel Law Group

• Omar Masry, City of San Francisco

• Will Gable, Ericsson

Small Cell, DAS, Wi-Fi: New Wireless Frontiers

• Joe Madden, Mobile Experts (moderator)

• Ted Abrams, Abrams Wireless Inc.

• Bob Salutric, TE Connectivity

• Darlene Braunschweig, Tempest Telecom

Break

Brought to you by:

Wireless Business Trends Roundtable

• Janet Gill, Solution Seven (moderator)

• Karnel Thomas, UTC

• Jason Nicolay, Media Venture Partners

• Tony Peduto, CTI Towers

• Jon Walton, San Mateo County

Luncheon brought to you by

NATE Presentation

Todd Schlekeway

Executive Director, NATE

Who Do You Want Building

Your Network?

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The Wireless Industry & NATE

“I have deep admiration for the work that the tower construction and maintenance industry does with the wireless communications industry. It is indispensable, valuable and the features that you add to the wireless service…there would be no wireless service without what you do.”

Steve Largent (President & CEO

of CTIA-The Wireless Association)

Industry Snapshot LTE = Long Term Employment

“Boom” cycle in industry

Ambitious build-outs projected over next 3-4 years

Ongoing workforce challenges confronting the industry

Communications is a necessity not just a luxury any more.

Who Would You Hire?

Responsibility to Hire a

Qualified Contractor

Your network will probably end up resembling your contractor!

Qualified Contractors

Evaluation Checklist

The Qualified Contractors Evaluation Checklist was primarily designed to serve as a tool to help carriers evaluate a contractor’s dedication to safety.

Print the Qualified Contractors Evaluation Checklist at www.natehome.com

http://natehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Qualified-Contractors-Evaluation-Checklist1.pdf

http://natehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Qualified-Contractors-Evaluation-Checklist1.pdf

http://www.natehome.com/

STAR Initiative Program

The NATE STAR Initiative emphasizes Safety, Training, Accountability and Reliability by asking participants to commit to requisite levels of training, site safety audits and the implementation of safety programs while adhering to industry best practices.

Introducing the NATE Exchange

Participating Training Companies

Course Categories

CONFINED SPACE ELECTRICAL

EQUIPMENT/ VEHICLE OPERATIONS FALL PROTECTION AND RESCUE

FIRST AID/CPR/AED GIN POLE

HAZARDS HOIST

LADDER/SCAFFOLDING OSHA 10-HR.

OSHA 30-HR. RF AWARENESS

RIGGING/SIGNALMAN ROPE

TECHNICAL WIND

Course Categories

NATE UNITE 2014 You Are Invited!

LTE and the Art of Achieving and Maintaining

Tower Integrity

• Todd Schlekeway, National Assn. of Tower Erectors (moderator)

• Tony D’Alessio, Anritsu

• John M. Celentano, TESSCO

• Brandon Chapman, Valmont SitePro 1

• Jim Miller, EasTex Tower Inc.

Break

Brought to you by:

Vertical Markets: Fertile Ground for Small-cell

Technology

• Robert Jystad, Channel Law Group (moderator)

• Leslie Zimmerman, AT&T ASG

• Greg Najjar, Sprint

• Bryan Kemper, HetNet Wireless

© 2011 Sprint. This information is subject to Sprint policies regarding use and is the property of Sprint and/or its relevant affiliates and may contain

restricted, confidential or privileged materials intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure is

prohibited without authorization.

Greg Najjar

Director, Custom Network Engineering

Sprint Network Vision

3/7/2013

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materials intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited without authorization.

TODAY VISION • Multiple devices for different services

• Move in and out of coverage zones

• Risk losing signal strength at edges of tower

coverage / in buildings

• Existing devices perform better; a selection of

new, universal devices automatically access all

networks / services via strongest signal

• Consistent coverage / quality across all towers /

spectrums, even in buildings

• Seamless, superior service indoors, across the

city and around the country

Positive impact

Enhanced customer experience Sprint Network Vision is expected to profoundly enhance the customer experience

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© 2012 Sprint. This information is subject to Sprint policies regarding use and is the property of Sprint and/or its relevant affiliates and may contain restricted, confidential or privileged

materials intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited without authorization.

Small Cell Solutions Use Case

Indoor: 250mW

Outdoor: 5W

Coverage Indoor:90k sq. ft. Coverage Outdoor:0.5 sq. Km

Outdoor: >10W

Coverage radius: 1-25 Km

E-Femto

DAS

Pico (cluster)

Macro

Indoor: 20-100mW

Outdoor: 0.2-1W

Coverage radius: 100-500m K 12 School

Mall / Shopping center Hospital / College Campus

/ Tall bldg.

Dense Residential

Urban canyon - downtown Major Highways

Airport

Office Park - Low

Office Park - High

Residential

C-Femto Indoor C-Femto: 10 mW

Outdoor: NA

Coverage: 5k sq. ft.

Indoor E-Femto: 200 mW

Outdoor: NA

Coverage: 100k sq. ft.

Vertical Markets: Fertile Ground for Small Cell Technology

Leslie Zimmerman DAS Business Development West Region Antenna Solutions Group, AT&T Services, Inc. [email protected]

© 2013 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property.

Small Cell Comparison

AT&T’s Investment in Small Cells

Small Cell Deployment Results

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What are Small Cells?

Small cells are low-power wireless access points that provide improved cellular coverage and capacity for homes, enterprises, and metropolitan and rural public spaces. They range from femtocells (the smallest) to microcells (the largest).

Residential Femtocell

Enterprise Picocell/

Metrocell

Metropolitan & Rural Metrocell/ Microcell

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When are Small Cells Practical?

Provide coverage to whitespace buildings or floors

(smaller footprint, tight CapEx)

Address UMTS (future LTE/Wi-Fi) coverage issues reflected in CIQ data or enterprise customer complaints

Relieve capacity demand in-building in spectrum constrained markets

Provide easily deployable temporary capacity or coverage for specific

events

Small Cells

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Comparing In-Building Solution options


Repeaters* Repeaters (also called BDA or bi-directional amplifier) are used in small (<100K sq. ft) venues to expand coverage. A repeater uses a rooftop antenna draw capacity from a nearby macro cell site as the RF source and rebroadcasts the signal throughout the facility. Donor cell site capacity is shared with external traffic and is not dedicated to the venue. DAS antennas and splitters provide coverage to various locations inside the building from the input of the BDA.

Base Transceiver Station (BTS) The Macro BTS is the RF source primarily used in the macro network. For in-building applications, BTS are expensive and require dedicated backhaul, but offer a coverage & capacity solution that can support a large number of users over a wide area.

Distributed Antenna System (DAS) The DAS distributes the RF signal across antennas that are installed throughout the facility. A Small Cell, BDA or BTS can be used as the RF source for the DAS. Primarily used to modify, improve or extend coverage of a site. Primarily used in large buildings, stadiums, public spaces, airports, enterprise & outdoor environments with strict zoning, etc.

Small Cells Low-powered radio access points (less than 1 Watt) that improve indoor and outdoor coverage to increase capacity and offload traffic. Deployments have been underway since the beginning of this year.

Femtocells Femtocells are small personal BTS providing service over a limited area (5K sq. ft) to a limited number of users (4~20). Primarily used in small office / home office or residential areas.

* Repeaters are not available in some markets or venues

What’s in the Toolbox?

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Neutral-Host Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) Wi-Fi Small Cells

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ASG Value Proposition

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Get Wireless Where Your Customers Want It.

Target Markets •Public Venue

• Stadiums • Arenas • Convention Centers • Airports • Hotels • Commercial Towers • Casinos • Retail • University • Office • Manufacturing • Production • Hospitals Comprehensive market strategy


Premier Mobile Network: Densification Supporting Growing Customer Demand

Densification of Wireless Grid

Enhances AT&T’s ability to offer best-in-class voice and data services

Supports launching Voice over LTE

Multiple technology deployments PLANNED*: 10,000+ new macro sites

• 1,000+ distributed antenna systems

• 40,000+ small cells *Over plan period for Project VIP (2013-

2015)

Lead to Better Customer Experience, Usage and Revenue

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Premier Mobile Network: Small Cell Technologies Small Cells: Delivering Flexible Coverage Where It’s Most Needed

Improve in-building coverage

Used in densely populated areas to help augment the wireless carrier’s capacity and coverage needs

Multi-technology UMTS/HSPA+/LTE/Wi-Fi

• Initially 3G UMTS and 4G HSPA+

– 4Q12: First field application

– 1Q13: Start general deployment

• 2014: Future evolution to 4G LTE and Wi-Fi

of densification program to use Small Cell Technology by 2015

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The Future is bright with Small Cells

Features

• To meet coverage hot spot, coverage hole filling and capacity requirements

• Increased capacity to meet enterprise capacity demands

• Broaden market penetration to business segments

• Flexible deployment - IT Tech installation possible in future

• Lower cost than alternatives. (Macro, Micro, DAS, etc.)

• Simple IP connectivity, intended to leverage existing IP backhaul, where possible

•Multi-mode technology: 3G/LTE/Wi-Fi Standards

• Low profile, compact, scalable unobtrusive solution

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Macro Cell

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Designed for easy deployment

Metrocell can be deployed with minimal disruption

• Compact measuring 9.5” X 9.5” X 2” and weighing 4.4 lbs.

• Supports multiple antenna options

•Wall and ceiling mountable - can be deployed almost anywhere

•Uses existing Internet access for backhaul can be either shared or dedicated

• Self-configures when multiple Metrocells are deployed which makes installation significantly less complex and costly than traditional distributed antenna systems

• Low profile, compact, scalable unobtrusive solution


Metrocell features

Solutions for indoor and outdoor coverage Cover 7,000-15,000 sq. ft. depending upon building construction Access open to all AT&T users in range of the device Each Metrocell can:

• Connect up to 32 devices with each device supporting simultaneous voice and high speed data sessions

• Securely connect to the AT&T network via Ethernet and the Internet

• Seamlessly handoff calls to other Metrocells as well as support seamless two-way interworking with the greater AT&T network


Crystal Lake Park, MO: Outdoor Coverage Enhancement: 14 Access Points Deployed in a residential environment

Small Cells – First Trials (Outdoor 3G) for your neighborhood

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Office Building, Waukesha, WI:

Indoor Coverage Solution:

12 Access Points deployed in an enterprise environment

15% Increase in traffic

Combined (metro/macro) drop rates equivalent to the macro network and trending down

Processed more than 50,000 data sessions per day

Small Cells – First Trials (Indoor 3G) for your office

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“The Metrocell is working very well, we’ve seen significant improvements with data connection and speed which was our biggest issue before installation. Voice also seems to be working well.”

“The individuals within the office have seen a stronger signal and are able to make and receive calls in areas that they couldn’t before.”

“The new system seems to be working – my primary benchmark is whether or not I experience dropped calls …. I am not. In the past I received a voice mail notice but the phone never rang to

give me an opportunity to answer it. Now all calls are coming through.”

Multiple Enterprise Customers, New York City, NY:

Indoor Coverage & Capacity Solution:

Ex. 20 Small Cells: 4 per floor x 5 floors

Small Cells – First Customer Deployments (Indoor 3G) for your office

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AT&T Small Cell Deployment at Disney Parks Summary of network enhancements at Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort:

More than 25 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) to increase the AT&T wireless capacity in areas with high mobile traffic

More than 350 Small Cells to extend AT&T network connectivity

10 Cell Sites across Walt Disney World® Resort to provide wide-ranging mobile services to AT&T guests

More than 40 repeaters to further enhance the mobile experience for both AT&T guests and Cast Members


Lessons Learned

Small Cells are used in densely populated areas to help augment the wireless carrier’s capacity and for small pockets of coverage

Macro BTS will continue to be the most efficient way to provide wireless service across America

Small Cells offer operators a system that is potentially more cost effective than other solutions

Cost effective backhaul solutions are necessary in order for Small Cells to realize their potential


Small Cell Consulting for Enterprise Clients

Specialists in the consulting, engineering, design and

support of complex wireless systems

Master Planning

Design

Implementation

Support

[email protected]

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PHOENIX CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Phoenix, AZ

Signal Strength

SACRED HEART – PEACE HEALTH

Springfield, OR

Public Safety & Private Radio/Paging Bands

VHF (136-174MHz)

UHF (385-512MHz)

700PS (764-776)

800PS (851-869)

900 Paging (929-930)

900 SMR (929-940)

First Responder Coverage

With the introduction of The National

Emergency Communications Plan, finalized in

July 2008, national code requirements for

public safety radio coverage are being

developed

Possible Local and National Codes

NFPA 2011 Standards

IFC 2009 Standards

NEMA4X Requirement

UL Certification

Public Safety & Private Radio Awareness

Local first responders communicate with facilities & engineering regarding adoption of local

ordinances to amend the fire/building code to align with national standards (IFC/NFPA)

RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

San Diego, CA

Structural Considerations

Glass Glazing and Energy Efficiency

1 Develop comprehensive wireless plan Public Safety, Cellular, WIFI, Mesh, RFID, Paging, etc.

3 Implement plan - on schedule and on budget Work with local electrical contractor on-site, if requested

2 Enable working relationship with all parties Building, Business, Consultants, Users, etc.

4 Provide continual support post-deployment Engineer, Furnish, Install, Maintain

Keys to Success

Bryan.Kemper@HetNetWireles

s.com

Thank you!

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